2020
Human adult and adolescent biodistribution and dosimetry of the synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A radioligand 11C-UCB-J
Bini J, Holden D, Fontaine K, Mulnix T, Lu Y, Matuskey D, Ropchan J, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Carson RE. Human adult and adolescent biodistribution and dosimetry of the synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A radioligand 11C-UCB-J. EJNMMI Research 2020, 10: 83. PMID: 32666239, PMCID: PMC7359974, DOI: 10.1186/s13550-020-00670-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDose-limiting organUrinary bladderTime-activity curvesSynaptic densityOLINDA/EXM 1.0 softwareWhole-body PET scansWhole-body scanHuman adultsDose limitTotal radiation doseGastrointestinal tractPET scansHealthy adultsInjected activityRegion of interestLarge intestineNeuropsychiatric disordersEffective doseRelevant disordersBladderLiverRadiation doseAdultsMBqHigh uptake
2017
A multi species evaluation of the radiation dosimetry of [11C]erlotinib, the radiolabeled analog of a clinically utilized tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Petrulli JR, Hansen SB, Abourbeh G, Yaqub M, Bahce I, Holden D, Huang Y, Nabulsi NB, Contessa JN, Mishani E, Lammertsma AA, Morris ED. A multi species evaluation of the radiation dosimetry of [11C]erlotinib, the radiolabeled analog of a clinically utilized tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 2017, 47: 56-61. PMID: 28126682, PMCID: PMC5360653, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2016.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsTime-activity curvesEquivalent doseNon-small cell lung cancer patientsStage IIIA NSCLC patientsEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutationsCell lung cancer patientsCritical organsKinase inhibitorsIIIA NSCLC patientsLung cancer patientsHighest equivalent doseTime-integrated activity coefficientsWhole bodyMean equivalent dosesRhesus macaque monkeysNSCLC patientsDosimetry profileCancer patientsGallbladder wallReceptor mutationsMacaque monkeysIdentifiable organsInjected activityEffective dose
2016
First-in-Human Assessment of the Novel PDE2A PET Radiotracer 18F-PF-05270430
Naganawa M, Waterhouse RN, Nabulsi N, Lin SF, Labaree D, Ropchan J, Tarabar S, DeMartinis N, Ogden A, Banerjee A, Huang Y, Carson RE. First-in-Human Assessment of the Novel PDE2A PET Radiotracer 18F-PF-05270430. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2016, 57: 1388-1395. PMID: 27103022, PMCID: PMC5093918, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.115.166850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAzabicyclo CompoundsAzetidinesBrainComputer SimulationCyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 2Feasibility StudiesFemaleHumansIsotope LabelingMacaca mulattaMaleMetabolic Clearance RateModels, BiologicalMolecular ImagingOrgan SpecificityPilot ProjectsPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTissue DistributionConceptsTest-retest variabilityHuman studiesPET ligandWhite matterNeocortical regionsMultilinear analysis 1MSv/MBqHealthy male subjectsDetectable pharmacologic effectsAppropriate tracer kinetic modelsTest-retest protocolAdverse eventsBrain uptakePharmacologic effectsRegional time-activity curvesTarget doseTime-activity curvesTracer uptakeMale subjectsWhole brainBrain regionsEffective doseCritical organsPET radiotracersNonhuman primates
2010
Evaluation of [11C]MRB for assessment of occupancy of norepinephrine transporters: Studies with atomoxetine in non-human primates
Gallezot JD, Weinzimmer D, Nabulsi N, Lin SF, Fowles K, Sandiego C, McCarthy TJ, Maguire RP, Carson RE, Ding YS. Evaluation of [11C]MRB for assessment of occupancy of norepinephrine transporters: Studies with atomoxetine in non-human primates. NeuroImage 2010, 56: 268-279. PMID: 20869448, PMCID: PMC3710586, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.09.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderPositron emission tomographyNorepinephrine transporterDrug occupancy studiesRhesus monkeysReference regionTreatment of depressionDose-dependent reductionVolume of distributionArterial blood samplingSuitable reference regionOccupancy studiesNon-human primatesBrain norepinephrine transportersPromising radioligandPlasma levelsTherapeutic doseOccipital cortexBlood samplingUptake inhibitorAtomoxetineEmission tomographyEffective dosePET studiesArterial input function